Folk singer-songwriter PJ Bond to play at The Sentient Bean

PJ Bond knows a thing or two about the art of travel. Over the past few years, the singer-songwriter has toured all across America and made several trips to Europe. Originally from New Jersey, the folk musician has made a name for himself in different parts of the world.

For his current tour, Bond set off from Asheville, N.C. with singer-songwriter Brian McGee to travel up and down the East Coast for the month of June.

Bond and McGee will make a stop in Savannah to perform Saturday at The Sentient Bean.

“I’m really excited about it because I’ve spent some time in Georgia and have some good friends there but never really played in Savannah,” Bond said.

Bond plans to play a mix of new and old songs, as well as music off his album “You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical,” which was released in 2009 and a live EP, “22 April: Vienna, Austria,” released this year.

The musician has had a long recording history, rolling all the way back to a self-released album in 1997.

Bond grew up listening to punk rock, but over the past several years, he has listened to more country and folk rock.

Bond said his music could be categorized as “aggressive folk music or Americana.”

“Depending on who’s hearing it, I’ve heard some people say they hear Elliott Smith and others say Ryan Adams,” he said. “At the end of the day, I want people to hear me as a singer-songwriter.”

Bond spends much of his time traveling and playing across the country and the world.

“I enjoy playing live. There’s a full band on some of the album (“You Didn’t Know…”). I take the songs and play them with that same kind of energy — it’s just me and the guitar,” he said.

In his blog, “Year of A Thousand Roommates,” he chronicled his time traveling and playing music in 2009 and 2010.

For his first tour through Europe in 2009, Bond traveled on buses and trains to make his way to new places and gathered a following of new fans.

“I was beyond excited about it,” he said. “I made a lot of connections from it and made a lot of friends.”

His experiences traveling abroad have given him opportunities to get the word out about his music and to grow as a person.

“I’ve learned a lot from my travels, like how to love people better,” he said. “My travels have shaped my existence as a whole.”